Griffiths LJ discussed the bringing of cases for possession under the summary procedure provided by Order 113: ‘There will obviously be cases in which, although proceedings are started by way of a summary procedure it quickly becomes apparent that a substantial issue has to be tried. If it was apparent to the applicant that a serious issue was bound to arise as to whether a tenancy or a holding ever existed, no doubt the judge would regard the use of the summary procedure as inappropriate, or even in an extreme case as an abuse of the process, and dismiss the application; but I would expect such cases to be rare, because I would not anticipate that solicitors would seek to steal a march by using an inappropriate procedure. From time to time there are bound to be cases such as this where, from the applicant’s point of view, an unexpected issue surfaces which raises the question of a tenancy or a holding over. In such cases, the judge must exercise his discretion and decide whether it is wiser to continue the summary hearing, or to adjourn it for a further hearing after the parties have had a chance to reconsider the position, or possibly to dismiss the application and leave the applicant to have the issues determined in a subsequent action.’
Judges:
Griffiths LJ
Citations:
(1985) 17 HLR 237
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Crancour Ltd v Da Silvaesa and Another CA 26-Feb-1986
The plaintiff sought possession of two rooms in a house occupied by the defendants separately. The agreements stated that they were licences. The agreements excluded the occupiers between 10:30am and noon on each day. The occupiers claimed to be . .
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Landlord and Tenant, Housing
Updated: 31 July 2022; Ref: scu.259697